Holidays involve a lot of things. Celebrating. Spending time with family. Sharing with those less fortunate than ourselves. Gift giving. Feasting. And of course, treats. I love chocolate as much as anyone else, but at this time of year, I’m all about white chocolate everything. Have you devoured an entire package of white fudge Oreos yet...
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Meringues
Meringues are a sweet, melt-in-your-mouth treat. Impossibly light, airy, and oh so delicious. They're the fancy pants version of cotton candy, if you ask me. While living in Italy, I spent much of my time drooling at the windows of bakeries and pastry shops. There were always so many interesting things to try, and meringues...
White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies with Brown Butter
I would like for you to meet my new favorite cookie. Vanilla bean, brown butter, white chocolate, macadamia nuts, shall I keep going? If you're feeling fancy, or festive for the holidays, they're delicious with dried cranberries as well. I used to get a white chocolate macadamia cookie every day before my driver's training lessons...
Tarte Aux Pommes (Apple Tart)
I've been wanting to make an apple tart for a while now. Truthfully, I've made several lately, and none of the were holiday-worthy, or blog-worthy. After much searching, researching, and baking, I really like this one, and I hope you do too. I love that the compote filling has vanilla bean in it. I LOVE...
Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
You know what makes this ice cream better than the ice cream from ice cream shops? The sweet vanilla smell that fills your kitchen while you're making it. Trust me, it smells much better than any candle you can buy at the mall. Of course, it tastes pretty amazing too. Shamefully, I have owned an...